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Evening Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2454, 28 December 1870, Page 1

Business Notices fJUPESTRY CARPETS, new and .choice patterns, 3s \ID per yard BRUSSELS CARPETS, new and choice patterns, £)S Od per yard FELT CARPETS, 14 yards wide, from % per yard HERBERT, HAYNES. & CO. Shipping. HARBOR STEAM COMPANY. Regular Steam Trade to Oamani, Tiraaru, Akaroa, and Lyttelton. rTHHESE Fast Steamers will run X regularly as under For OAMARU. The p.s. WALLACE, every Tuesday and Friday, at 9 a.m., returning on the following days at 11 a. in For TTMARU, AKAROA, and LYTTELTON, -The s.s MAORI —once a week. Her next dav of sailing is WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 28th. Cargo till 12 o'clock. For further particulars apply at the Offices. Harbor Chambers. THE UNITED STATES, NEW ZEALAND, AND AUSTRALASIAN STEAM PACKET LINE. THE NORTH PACIFIC TRANSPORTATION COMPANY of San Fraucisco, w having entered into a contract with the Honorable the PostmasterGeneral of New Zealand for the conveyance of Mails between San Francisco, Honolulu, Fiji, Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Port Chahners, and vice verm, the dates of sailing will be from Port Chalmers on the Ist and from Auckland on the 7th of every month, to commence from Port Chalmers on the Ist of April next. The Service will be performed by the Powerful Side-wheel Steamers the NEBRASKA, 2143 Tons Register, NEVADA, 2143 Tons Register, and DAKOTA, Of 21G3 Tons Register;

All built in 1805, under official supervision, and classed extra A I at American Lloyds. For Passenger accommodation, these vessels are unsurpassed by any afloat. Perfect arrangements have been made to connect with the Pacific Railway, anti with the magnificent lines of steamers running between New York and England. Passengers will be booked right through. First-class fare, from all ports {in New Zealand to England, including the use of the celebrated Silver Palace Cars over the American Continent will not exceed LBS. Second and third-class passengers will be taken at proportionately low rates. Return tickets at a reduced rate will be issued, and passengers will be allowed to remain over at any and all ports and stations called at. The contract time between San Francisco and Auckland, and vice versa in 24 days. Passengers . who may desire to proceed right through will reach England within 40 days from Auckland. Every exertion will be made to make this the popular passenger route. Arrangements will Vie made to connect in New Zealand with the intercolonial steamers so that Australasian passengers may be conveyed right through at a slight increase upon New Zealand rates. Fuller particulars -will be given in a future advertisement. CRUICKSH ANK, SMART, Sc CO. Agents-in-Chief for New Zealand, at Auckland for the United States, New Zealand aud Australian Steam Packet Line; DRIVER, STEWART, & CO. Agents for Otago, JOHNSTON & CO., Agents for Wellington; MILES & CO., Agents for Lyttelton. November 28. 1870. CHEAP COAST TRIPS. RETURN TICKETS Vi will be issued by WALLACE and MAORI, available till end of January, at the following rates : Oamaru, Saloon Timaru do Akaroa do Lyttelton do Offices: Harbor Chambers. 20s 40s 55s 60s FOR LYTTELTON, WELLINGTON, PICTON, NELSON, TARANAKI, aud MANAKAU, transhipping cargo and passengers for Wanganui, Napier, and West Coast Ports. THE Favourite Steamship PHfERE, H. Worsp, Esq., ( ommander, will be despatched for the ibove Ports on SUNDAY, Ist JANUARY, Harrying the European aud American Mails md Passengers for the City of Melbourne, it Auckland, for San Francisco. Passengers Wiveyed on board per Harbour Steamer at [1 o’clock. Shipping orders issued till 10 i.m.; cargo received till noon, on Saturday, list inst, DRIVER, STEWART, & CO.Agents stcam to Lyttelton, Wellington, Picton, Nelson, Taranaki, and Mauakan, rpHE C.S.S.N. Co.’s X a.B, AIREDALE, ZiSiiwMwS will sail for above Ports on or about FRIDAY, 50th inst. Passengers lonveyedon board free by 11 o’clock steamer, tickets issued at single fares. For freight >r passage, apply to GEO. S. BKODRICK, Agent, Rattray et.